The exhibition Mondovisioni: the documentaries of “Internazionale” tells the complexity of our time through exemplary and unfiltered stories that engage and concern us.
THE PLOT
From the magical city of Tepoztlán, Mexico, fifteen-year-old Karla intimately and unapologetically guides the audience on her journey of self-discovery, facing the joys and uncertainties of adolescence alongside society's gender prejudices. As Karla navigates her transition, director Kani Lapuerta transforms eight years of footage into a joyful film that presents an encouraging and sweet coming-of-age story through Karla's exploration of her transgender identity, speaking of resilience and the complexity and difficulties of growing up, turning out to be both specific and universal.
THE DIRECTOR
Kani Lapuerta is a trans director and researcher. She earned a master's degree in documentary cinema from the Escuela Nacional de Estudios Cinematográficos de la UNAM in Mexico. Her work explores projects and spaces that challenge hegemonies of gender, sexuality, and corporeality, opening new possibilities through the audiovisual medium. In 2023, she wrote and directed La UNAM sin Límites, a miniseries produced by UNAM and Procine CDMX, proposing narratives of dissent between sexuality and gender within Mexico's largest university. In 2021, La Fuga, a short documentary exploring masculinity and the prison experience, premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival and was awarded at several international festivals. Kani also conducts cinema workshops in institutions and cultural centers in Mexico and abroad, sharing her passion for audiovisual language as a tool for creation and transformation.
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